Showcasing an under-examined field of acoustic design

Contemporary concert halls are no longer the stuffy cultural institutions of the past. Reaching out to new and diverse audiences, these buildings are now fulfilling more functions than ever before. This PLANE—SITE research project and video series looks at several concert halls — including Harpa in Reykjavik, Wroclaw’s National Forum of Music and the Philharmonie de Paris — that are redefining the architecture of performance.